Risk Assessment

So you found the hazard

What Does The LAW Require?

What Does The LAW Require?

RISK ASSESSMENT

RISK ASSESSMENT

• AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK INVOLVED WITH THE IDENTIFED HAZARD

RISK ASSESSMENT

Items with Known Risk & Controls do not need Risk Assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT

• AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK INVOLVED WITH THE IDENTIFED HAZARD

• TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF RISK

RISK ASSESSMENT

• AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK INVOLVED WITH THE IDENTIFED HAZARD

• TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF RISK

• TO DETERMINE IF THE RISK IS TOLERABLE

RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS

• RISK ASSESSMENT MARIX

• RISK ASSESSMENT NANOGRAMS

• Throw in mathematical analyis

RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX

Risk Class Calculator(Another Example)

Likelihood (L)

Consequence (C) Almost Certain

Likely Unlikely Very Unlikely

Catastrophic E E H M

Major E H M L

Moderate H M L L

Minor M L L L

COMPONENTS

• A RISK ASSESSMENT HAS 3 COMPONENTS– LIKELYHOOD– EXPOSURE– CONSEQUENCE

COMPONENTS

• A RISK ASSESSMENT HAS 3 COMPONENTS– LIKELYHOOD– EXPOSURE– CONSEQUENCE

LIKELYHOOD & EXPOSURE

• HOW LIKELY IS THE HAZARD TO CAUSE INJURY

LIKELYHOOD

• HOW LIKELY IS THE HAZARD TO CAUSE INJURY

• LETS CONSIDER SIMPLE HOUSEKEEPING– RUBBISH IN MAIN ACCESSWAY– RUBBISH IN A CORNER OF A ROOM

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN LIKELY HOOD?

COMPONENTS

• A RISK ASSESSMENT HAS 3 COMPONENTS– LIKELYHOOD– EXPOSURE– CONSEQUENCE

CONSEQUENCE

• IF THE HAZARD WAS TO CAUSE INJURY WHAT IS THE MOST PROBABLE OUTCOME?

CONSEQUENCE

• IF THE HAZARD WAS TO CAUSE INJURY WHAT IS THE MOST PROBABLE OUTCOME?

• LETS CONSIDER SIMPLE HOUSEKEEPING– RUBBISH IN MAIN ACCESSWAY– RUBBISH IN A CORNER OF A ROOM

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN OUTCOME?

RISK ASSESSMENT

• ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND THE HAZARD

• ALLOWS US TO PRIORITSE THE HAZARD

• ALLOW TO DETERMINE A REASONABLY PRACTIBLE RESPONSE

RISK ASSESSMENT NANOGRAM

How to use the Nanogram

RISK ASSESSMENT EXCERCISE